Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bà già gặp kẻ cắp

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Meaning · English

The old lady meets the pickpocket — the sly finally sampling slyness from the receiving end.

Literally: granny encounters the cutpurse

Examples

Kẻ cắp gặp bà già.The pickpocket met the old lady — cunning found its match.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “bà già gặp kẻ cắp” mean?

The old lady meets the pickpocket — the sly finally sampling slyness from the receiving end. Literally: granny encounters the cutpurse

Is “bà già gặp kẻ cắp” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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